Foldable buckle



March 21, 1933. M ANDERSON FOLDABLE BUCKLE Filed July 18, 1932 INVENTOR. fia zzwz'ae M11904 WM W ATTORNEYS.

7 MAURICE Annnnsoit or. nnenwoon, anon Patented Mar. 21 1933" E istann assienon TO-LEVY, natia'nisg.soar."

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This invention relates to a foldable buckle and has for one of its ,objects'to provide means for securing the bracelet end to the buckle in different positions of adjustment.

Anothermobject of this invention is the provision of holding means between one of: the buckle sections and a memberpivoted thereto for securing awariety of different adjusted positions of'thebracelet chain in its connection to thebuckle. V

Another object of this invention is the provision of different catches, any one of which the chain may engage, some of which are on'one part and someon another part swingable relative thereto, theparts cooperating to maintain the chain in engagement, with a selected desired catch forits adj ust ed position. j

A further object of the inventionis the provisionof an adjustable construction in a position where it will be maintained in securing position: by the folding of the sections. of the foldable buckle one over the, other, requiring an unfolding of the sections to permit of diflerent adjustments;

With these and other objects and advan-. tageous-features in view, the invention 'consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed'description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing l Fig. l is a top plan view of the' buckle-in folded position. i Fig. 2 is a topplan view of the buckle in extended unfolded. position and exposing the adjustment means. I n

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the end or body'section of the buckle.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pivote member for retaining the end link of the chain in adjusted position Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the section shown in Fig. 3, and the member in Fig. 4, asassembled withrthe member raised fromclosed position to expose the adjustment parts and the end of a braceletchain" connected therein.

Fig-6is a perspective view of-atypical 1932. serial N e23,21o..

end link of a chain which maybe 'atp a tothisbuckl V Q Fig]? is .acent'ral sectional view through i the. device onlsubstantially line 7f"7 of in "the use oral-dame buckles, a is quently desirable to adjust flthe encirclingf size of the braceletin whichthe' buckle is".-v

used so that an adjustment le sstha'rfthefl' length of one of the links may beh ad, and

in-order'to accomplish this resultdjhave;

raised hooks or abutment members on the.

.bodysectio'ri and provide fa pivoted "member if I to close down over these hoo'ks and maintain: a bracelet link in engagement with a selected oneof these hooks to obtain the desired:ad-

justmen't," and in order that' a n' adjustment may, be provided between these: hooks'I have:

provided fingers on the closure member,

' back of which the link may also engage'to provide an additional"adjustmentfbetween the hOOkSiand the following is adetailed description' h P ntembodiment -01";

this invention il'l'ustratir'i'g they'preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

nates the body section at one end of the buckle and ll'the cover' section: at the other end of the buckle, whichsections are hinged togetherby an intermediate section 12' 'piv"-" 1 With :ref rence to the" drawing, 106681; f

into the 'channel' wall'sof these end sections.

One end link 15 of the bracelet chainissecured. to the end section 11" bymeans of a tongue l6rol'led about a"crossbarat the end ofthe linklfi, while the other end 17 l of the bracelet chain is adjustably connected tothe "opposite end section 10 -by engagement with any one of several different abutments to secureit in adjusted positions At the end of1section: 10 thereis folded iip a hook-'18:andialso, there is cut and raised a hook 19,from the stockof the bottqmj wall of this section, located inwardly from the end-hooklS andback of either offwh ich hooks the end-link- 17hnay-engage. I have i also provided a cover or. closure member 20 pivoted bymeans of trunnions 21 in theside walls 22 ofthe section'10, which member lies closely along the bottom wall ofthe body section '10 a short distance and is then ofiset as at 23 to extend up and over the hook 19 and thehook or curved tongue 18 and is provided with a hook or curved tongue 2d at its end to Spring outwardly over the hook I or curved tongue 18 and frictionally engage to apoint substantially in contact with-the therewith to maintain the;member in closed position. I have also provided on th s menu ber, fingers 25 on either side WlllCll extend bottom wall of themember when the member is in closed position, and these fingers are positioned intermediate of the two hooks 18 and 19 so that the end linkQi'? may engage back of these fingers and be this additional position of adjustmentwith relation'to the end section 10. r

Thusit will be seen that I may cause'the end crossbar 26 of the end link 17 to engage either the hooks'18 or 19 or back of the fin gers and beheld in any one of these three I adjusted positions when the member 20 is in closed 'position', and from this arrangement it will be seen that I mayveasily adjust the end link to any one of these positions to vary the encircling sizes ofthebracelet when in contracted position. i The side walls 220i are notched as at30 to receive the trunnions 14 of the intermediate section and permit the device to lie in closely housed position thatthei same maybe of a minimum thickness, which is desired in structures of this characteri The intermediate section 12 and cover section 11 when-in folded position overlie the (member 20 and by reason of the recesses, 27

and cooperating det'ents inthe cover member 11 these parts are held 'infolded position and positively'lo'ck and prevent the member '20 from being opened to permit release above indicated. The member and the section cooperating to confinethe bracelet in the adjusted and-desired position.

The foregoing description is directedsolely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

held in the channel section 10 I claim: r v 1. In a foldable buckle, a section provided with a curved tongue, a pivoted member in said section to confine a bracelet link between it and the section and provided with a curved tongue to snap' over the firsttongue andihold the member in closed position, a

second section hinged to the first section tofold over the said member the firs t s aidsection and maintain; said member in link confining position. I I i 2. In agfoldable' buckle, a section, apivoted -member in said section to confine a brac'elet'linkbetweenit and the section and. 1 adjustment means partly on said section and partly on saidmember'with which the bracelet link may selectively engage to determine its position, and a second section'hinge'd to cover the said, member andmaintain the member inlinkconfining position. i In a foldable buckle, a section provided with a curved tongue, a pivoted member in said section to confine a bracelet link between it and the section provided with a curved tongue to snap over: the first tongue and hold the member in closed position, and

means along the edge of said member spaced irom the end thereof "and back of which the link engages to positlon it'lnwardly from v the'end 01 said member, and a second section hinged to the first'section'to fold over the said member and maintain it in fining position. v

4; In a foldable buckle, a section, a pivoted member in said'section to' confine a' the firstsect'ion to fold over said section and link conbracelet link between it and the section, and V adjustment meanspartly on said'section' and partly on said member withv which the.

bracelet link may selectively engage" to determine its position, said means including portions integral with the section extending toward the member and portions" integral with the member extending toward the sec-' tion back of which the link may engage, and a second section hinged to the first section to fold over the said memberandmaintain it in link confining position.

'5. Ina foldable buckle, a section, a pivoted member in said section'to confine a bracelet link between it and the sect1on,'and

adjustmentmeans partly on said section and partly on said member with which the bracelet'l-ink may selectively engage to determine its position, said means including a portion integral 'with'the section extend-- with the member extending toward the secing toward the member andportions integral tion backof which the link may selectively engage, said portions being all spacedin- Wardly from theend of. said section and member. i i

6. In a foldable buckle, a section, a pivoted member in said section to confine betweenit and the section a bracelet link, and

adjustment means partly on said section and partly on said member with a selective part of which the bracelet link may engage to determine its position, said means including a portion integral withthe section extending toward the member and portions integral with the member extending toward the section back of which the link may se-' lectively engage, said portions being all spaced'inwardly from the end of said section and member, and hook means at the ends of said section and member for an additional position of adjustment, and a second section hinged to the first section; to fold over the said member and maintain it in link confining position. 7

7. In a foldable buckle, a section, a pivoted member in said section to confine between it and the section a bracelet link, and adjustment means partly on said section and partly onsaid member with a selective part of which the bracelet link may engage to determine its position, said means including a portion integral with the section extending toward the member and portions integral with the member extending toward the section back of which the link may selectively engage, said portions being all spaced inwardly from the end of said section'and member, and hooks at the ends of said section and member for an additional position of adjustment, said hooks cooperating to hold the member and section in closed posi tion, and a second section hinged to the first section to fold over the said member and maintain it in link confining position.

8. In a foldable buckle, asection, spaced hooks on said section with either one of i which a bracelet link may engage and a cover member hinged to'said section to extend over said hooks and hold the link in engagement with its selected hook, and a second section hinged to the first section to fold thereover and maintain the cover membent up at the end of said sections and the other hook spaced inwardly therefrom, and a cover member hinged to said section to extend over said hooks and hold the link in engagement with its selected hook, and

means to connect another bracelet end to said second sectiomsaid coverhaving a hook at its end to snap over the end' hook on saidsection and hold the samein closed position, and a second section hingedto the,

first section to fold thereover and maintain the cover member in ,closed position.

11. In a foldable buckle, a section, spaced hooks on said section witheither of which a bracelet link may engage, one hook being bent up at the end of said sections and theother hook raised from the stock of said section at a point spaced inwardly there-.

having'a hook at its end to snap over the end hook on said section and hold the same hinged 'to the first section to fold thereover and maintain the cover member in closed position. v In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MAURICE ANDERSON.

her in closed position, and means to connect a another bracelet link to the free end of said second section, whereby the sections with the bracelet connected thereto may be swung to an end-to-end extended position to enlarge the encircling size of the bracelet.

9. In a foldable buckle, a section, spaced 1 hooks on said section with either of which a bracelet link may engage, one hook being bent up at the end of said sections and the other hook spaced inwardly therefrom, and a cover member hinged to said section to extend over said hooks and hold the link in' hooks on said section with either of which a bracelet link may engage, one hook being 7 p I I n in closed position, and a second section 

